Catholics Praying in Hebrew in the Holy Land
Rev. David Neuhaus is the Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Hebrew Speaking Catholics in Israel. (Photo: Matthew Bell)
Jesus was, of course, Jewish. And he spoke the language of the bible, Aramaic. Both Arabic and Hebrew stem from the same linguistic family. But until now, Hebrew has never really been used to worship the New Testament. The World’s Matthew Bell visits a community of Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Holy Land.
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